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The spelling of the compound varies (both with regard to this idiom and the everyday human communication gesture of waving).While hand-waving is the most common spelling of the unitary present participle and gerund in this usage, and hand-wave of the simple present verb, hand wave dominates as the noun-phrase form.
Hand-waving is a pejorative label for attempting to be seen as effective – in word, reasoning, or deed – while actually doing nothing effective or substantial. [1]So it's an insult, and quite a common one on talk pages when the discussion heats up.
Usage on fr.wikipedia.org La Machine à explorer le temps; Usage on hy.wikipedia.org Ժամանակի մեքենա; Usage on id.wikipedia.org The Time Machine; Usage on it.wikipedia.org La macchina del tempo (romanzo) Usage on ja.wikipedia.org タイム・マシン (小説) Usage on kk.wikipedia.org Уақыт машинасы (роман)
The royal wave, also known as a regal wave, pageant wave, parade wave, or Miss America wave, is a similar but distinct kind of hand waving gesture in which a person executes something alternatively described as either a 'plastic grin' with 'fingers cupped' and 'forearm swaying side-to-side' or a "vertical hand with a slight twist from the wrist ...
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